PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have expelled the Perlis Football Association (PFA) as its affiliate member, effective immediately.
Acting FAM president Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mahadi said the decision was taken after the national governing body had given PFA six months to resolve issues over wages.
"The six-month period is over. So, today the committee decided to sack PFA from being an affiliate member of FAM," he told a media conference after chairing the fourth FAM executive committee meeting for 2025-2029 at Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya here Thursday (Sept 4).
As such, the PFA will no longer be allowed to participate in or represent any football-related activities nationwide.
However, Mohd Yusoff explained that PFA's expulsion does not affect the participation of Perlis GSA FC in the semi-pro League A1 competition since the club is not under the PFA.
Last December, FAM suspended PFA until it fully settles the outstanding wages and compensation owed to its former football director Matt Holland, as instructed by world governing body FIFA.
FIFA made the ruling on Dec 4, 2019.
Mohd Yusoff, however, said the door is still open for PFA to return as an FAM affiliate, but that can only happen after PFA fully resolves all its existing problems.
Meanwhile, Thursday's meeting also decided that FAM deputy president Datuk S. Sivasundaram would replace Mohd Yusoff as the Amateur Football League (AFL) chairman.
FAM has restructured the chairmanship positions in several standing committees, including Mohd Yusoff heading three new portfolios - the Finance and Management Committee, the National Football Team Management Committee and the Emergency Committee.
Sivasundaram will helm the Technical and Development Committee and the Infrastructure Committee; vice-president Datuk Seri Rosmadi Ismail (Competitions Committee chairman); and vice-president Datuk Saaran Nadarajah (Referees Committee chairman).
FAM vice-president Datuk Dollah Salleh and FAM executive council member Datuk Zainal Abidin Hassan, meanwhile, have been given the task of monitoring the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) and the Mokhtar Dahari Academy (AMD). - Bernama
